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Skyward Specialty Insurance

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501 - 1000 employees

Founded 2007

🤝 B2B

💸 Finance

⚕️ Healthcare Insurance

💰 $177.3M Post-IPO Secondary - Skyward Specialty on 2024-05

B2B • Finance • Healthcare Insurance

Skyward Specialty Insurance is a Houston-based specialty insurance group that provides tailored risk solutions across niche and complex markets. The company offers a range of specialty insurance products including transactional Excess & Surplus (E&S), professional lines, medical stop-loss, surety, captives, programs, global property, agriculture & credit (re)insurance, and risk consulting. Skyward works primarily with brokers and agents, leverages technology (including e-surety capabilities) to deliver innovative underwriting and claims services, and focuses on high-complexity, non-standard risks and scalable specialty solutions.

📋 Description

• Lead monthly, quarterly, and annual close activities for Skyward Group’s non-insurance entities • Review journal entries, account reconciliations, and supporting schedules • Oversee accounting and reporting for the internal MGA, service company • Manage and enhance expense allocation methodologies across entities • Support accounting integration and ongoing reporting needs of the company’s U.K. and international entities • Assist in the preparation of financial statements and management reports • Maintain and strengthen internal controls and accounting policies • Coordinate external audit support • Supervise, mentor, and develop accounting staff • Serve as an escalation point for accounting issues • Drive system, workflow, and close-process improvements

🎯 Requirements

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Accounting • CPA designation required • Leadership experience required • Progressive accounting experience • Significant experience with month-end close, reconciliations, and financial reporting • Public company accounting experience preferred • SOX experience required • Strong understanding of GAAP • Experience with service company accounting, shared services, cost allocations, and intercompany accounting required • Experience supporting a U.K. entity and/or other international entities preferred • Proficiency in ERP/accounting systems and advanced Excel skills • Experience with BlackLine and OneStream preferred • Strong analytical, organizational, and problem-solving skills

🏖️ Benefits

• health and welfare benefits • tuition and professional certification assistance • 401k savings • elective participation in the Employee Stock Purchase Program • paid time off • paid holidays • child bonding leave • other employee assistance